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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. 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 MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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