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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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