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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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