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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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