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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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