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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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