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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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