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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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