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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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