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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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