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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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