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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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