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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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