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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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