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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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