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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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