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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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