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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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