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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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