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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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