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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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