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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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