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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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