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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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