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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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