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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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