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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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