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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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