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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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