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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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