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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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