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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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