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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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