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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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