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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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