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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major 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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