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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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