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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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