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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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