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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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