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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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