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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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