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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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