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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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