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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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