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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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