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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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