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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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