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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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