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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses 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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