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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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