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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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