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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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