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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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