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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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