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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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