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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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