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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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