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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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