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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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