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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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