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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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