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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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