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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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