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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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