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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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