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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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