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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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