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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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