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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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