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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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