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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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