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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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