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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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