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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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