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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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