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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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