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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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