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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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