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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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