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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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