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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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