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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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