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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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