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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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