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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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