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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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