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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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