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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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