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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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