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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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