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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. 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 courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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