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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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