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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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