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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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