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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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