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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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