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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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