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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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