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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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