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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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