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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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