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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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