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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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