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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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