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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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