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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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