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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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