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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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