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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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