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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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