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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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