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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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