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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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