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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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