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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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