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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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