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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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