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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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