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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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