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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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