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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies 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 handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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