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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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