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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors 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 experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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