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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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