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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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