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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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