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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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