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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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