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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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