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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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