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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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