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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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