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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses 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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