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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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