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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge 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 exciting new book also analyzes the most important 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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