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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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