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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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