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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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