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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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