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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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