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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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