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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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