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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models 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 educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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