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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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