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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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