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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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