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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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