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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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