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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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