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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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