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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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