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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key 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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