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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key 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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