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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses 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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