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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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