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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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