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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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