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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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