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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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