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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the 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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