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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also addresses 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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