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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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