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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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