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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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