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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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