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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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