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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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