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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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