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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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