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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning enable learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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