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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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