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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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