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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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