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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education