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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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