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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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