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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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