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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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