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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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