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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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