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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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