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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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