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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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