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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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