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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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