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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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