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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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