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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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