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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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