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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers 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 innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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