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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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