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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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