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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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