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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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