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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes 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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