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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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