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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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