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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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