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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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