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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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