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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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