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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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