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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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