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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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