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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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