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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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