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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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