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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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