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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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