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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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