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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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