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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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