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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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