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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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