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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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