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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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