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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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