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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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