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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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