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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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