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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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