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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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