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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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