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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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