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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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