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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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