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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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