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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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