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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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