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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take 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. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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