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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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