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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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