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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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