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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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