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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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