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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different 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 we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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