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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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