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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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