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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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