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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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