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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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