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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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