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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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