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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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