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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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