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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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