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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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