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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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