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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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