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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily 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 numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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