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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important 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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