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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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