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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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