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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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