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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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