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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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