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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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