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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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