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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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