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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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