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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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