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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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