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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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