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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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