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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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