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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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