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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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