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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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