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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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