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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education enable people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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