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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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