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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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