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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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