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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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