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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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