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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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