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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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