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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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