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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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