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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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