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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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