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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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