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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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