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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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