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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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