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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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