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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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