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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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