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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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