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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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