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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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