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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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