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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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