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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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