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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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