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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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