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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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