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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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