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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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