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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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