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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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