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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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