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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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