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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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