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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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