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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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