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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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