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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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