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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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