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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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