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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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