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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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