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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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