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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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