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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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