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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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