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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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