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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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