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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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