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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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