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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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