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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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