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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers 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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