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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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