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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition