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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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