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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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