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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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