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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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