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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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