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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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