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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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