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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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