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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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