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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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