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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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