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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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