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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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