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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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