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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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