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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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