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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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