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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are empowering humans in nations all around 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 massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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