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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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