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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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