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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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