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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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