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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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