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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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