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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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