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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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