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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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