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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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