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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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