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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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