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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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