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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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