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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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