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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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