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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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