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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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