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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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