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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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