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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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