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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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