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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with 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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