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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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