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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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