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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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