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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews 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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