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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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