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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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