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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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