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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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