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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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