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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting 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 articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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