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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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