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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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