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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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