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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the 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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