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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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