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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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