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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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