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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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