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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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