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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants 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 MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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