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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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