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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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