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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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