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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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