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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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