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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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