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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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