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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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