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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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