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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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