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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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