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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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