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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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