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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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