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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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