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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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