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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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