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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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