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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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