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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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