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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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