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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the 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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