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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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