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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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