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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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