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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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