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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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