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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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