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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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