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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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