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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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