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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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