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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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