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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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