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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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