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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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