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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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