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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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