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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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