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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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