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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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