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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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