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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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