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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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