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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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