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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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