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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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