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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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