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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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