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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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