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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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