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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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