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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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