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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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