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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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