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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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