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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the 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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