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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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