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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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