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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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