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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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