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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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