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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free 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 lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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