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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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