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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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