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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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