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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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