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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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