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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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