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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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