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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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