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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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