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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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