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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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