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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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