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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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