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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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