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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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