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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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