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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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