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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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