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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important 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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