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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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