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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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