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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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