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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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