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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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