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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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