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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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