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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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