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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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