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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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