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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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