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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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