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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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