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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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