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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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