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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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