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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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