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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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