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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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