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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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