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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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