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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. 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. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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