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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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