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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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