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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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