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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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