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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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