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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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