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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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