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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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