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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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