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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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