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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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