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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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