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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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