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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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