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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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