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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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