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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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