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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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