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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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