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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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