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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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